Apparatus and method for hardware implementation or acceleration of operating system functions

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8180897
APP PUB NO 20050021764A1
SERIAL NO

10889158

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An apparatus in one embodiment handles service requests over a network, wherein the network utilizes a protocol. In this aspect, the apparatus includes: a network subsystem for receiving and transmitting network service requests using the network protocol; and a service subsystem, coupled to the network subsystem, for satisfying the network service requests. At least one of the network subsystem and the service subsystem is hardware-implemented; the other of the network subsystem and the service subsystem may optionally be hardware-accelerated. A variety of related embodiments are also provided, including file servers and web servers.

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  • HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS ENGINEERING UK LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aston, Christopher J Bucks, GB 18 591
Barrall, Geoffrey S Berkshire, GB 25 1962
Benham, Simon Berkshire, GB 4 117
Cooper, Michael Berkshire, GB 47 877
Meyer, Jonathan Surrey, GB 43 782
Willis, Trevor Buckinghamshire, GB 3 98
Winfield, John Berkshire, GB 3 100

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